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Delivering a Parliamentary Information Service in a Corporate Environment

Howard Picton

Bank of England

UK companies engaged in financial and related services have long acknowledged the need for some sort of parliamentary affairs information service to underpin their activities and assist them in their work. These companies may develop their own in-house services or may outsource the work to external "public affairs" firms to keep them abreast of such information. Reviews the characteristics of such information services in the context of the work of the Parliamentary Affairs Unit (PAU) at the author’s institution, the Bank of England. Examines the range of available information sources and the ways in which these fit into the work of the Bank, particularly since 1997, when the Bank was granted operational independence from Parliament for setting interest rates. The workings of Parliament are discussed in terms of the activities of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Crown, in order to understand the nature of the information generated. Focuses on the Bank of England’s PAU to illustrate its structure and role; the Parliamentary information that is most relevant; Westminster-based information; legislative-based information; tracking legislation through Parliament; biographical information; backbencher information; Whitehall (Government) information; and political party information. Concludes with notes on how alerting services can be constructed around parliamentary information sources and the importance of currency with this type of information.

Key Words: Parliamentary information services • information source • legislation • government

Business Information Review, Vol. 20, No. 4, 203-214 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0266382103204006
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